"Be careful with your words!"
The captain at the forefront shook his head and said, "Bandits, it's reasonable for them to be a bit ruthless."
"..."
Everyone's eyes twitched. Was the scene before them truly reasonable...
This couldn't even be described as a simple killing spree anymore, could it...
The captain said no more. He stepped forward with his contracted spirit, his body sinking slightly.
He lowered his head, observing the gravel beneath his feet, now permeated with blood, making it feel as if he were stepping on a swamp.
"Alright..."
The captain gazed at the blood that spurted under pressure and said, "Perhaps it's not *that* reasonable..."
The Spirit Suppression Army: "..."
...
At this moment, Chen Shu wore an innocent expression. The truth was, it wasn't him being perverse, but rather Xiao Huang's [Extreme Charge] and its shattering effect being too overbearing!
Based on multiple battles, the probability of [Extreme Charge] triggering 'Shatter' was related to the level difference between the two parties.
If facing a Silver-ranked fierce beast, the probability was at least 50%. This meant that half of the beast corpses would be shattered on the spot, not even counting the instances triggered by Xiao Huang's repeated charges.
"It's over, I'll probably be seen as a pervert..."
Chen Shu shrugged helplessly and muttered to himself,
"But geniuses are always misunderstood. I'm used to it..."
With a look of indifference, he opened the map on his phone, preparing to head to the next Nightmare-level异空间 (yi kong jian) to hunt.
But just then, his phone started buzzing non-stop, with dozens of voice messages coming in.
"Hm? Is this from Wang Qinghan from a day ago?"
Chen Shu paused slightly and tapped on a voice message.
Wang Qinghan's voice, laced with sobs, emerged:
"Chen Pi, save Qingxue, she's in trouble!"
"!"
Chen Shu's expression jolted, and he instantly replied, "Where are you?!"
The next second, dozens of spatial imprints appeared on his body, taking his contracted spirit and vanishing from his original location, returning to China.
In no time, Chen Shu arrived at Nanjiang City and appeared beside Wang Qinghan.
"Qinghan, tell me what happened!"
As soon as Chen Shu appeared, Wang Qinghan acted as if she had found a savior. Her swollen eyes overflowed with tears again, and she pleaded with a sorrowful expression:
"Chen Shu, save her, save Qingxue."
"Don't rush!"
Chen Shu's brow furrowed, and he said in a deep voice:
"Tell me slowly. There's no one I can't save. If all else fails, I can ask Grandpa for help."
Hearing Chen Shu's steady voice, Wang Qinghan calmed her agitated emotions.
She took a deep breath, her voice trembling as she said:
"Yesterday morning, I received news that Qingxue... she's trapped in the Forbidden Mist!"
"Forbidden Mist?!"
Chen Shu's expression darkened, and he said:
"That's impossible, there haven't been any anomalies reported with the Forbidden Mist, have there?"
The entire nation was currently hunting fierce beasts. If there were issues with the Forbidden Mist, it would have already caused a nationwide uproar.
Wang Qingxue quickly replied, "She entered the Forbidden Mist voluntarily."
"Voluntarily?"
Chen Shu's brow furrowed. "Has that girl gone mad? Doesn't she know what the Forbidden Mist is?"
Nowadays, with the emergence of the various Beast Emperors, the authorities had specifically informed the public about the dangers of spatial Forbidden Mists, and even ordinary people were aware of it.
"I don't know. It seems like because of the battle, she was forced into the Forbidden Mist by a fierce beast."
"You weren't at the scene?"
Chen Shu frowned and asked, "Who notified you?"
"Brother Bandit, it's me!"
Just then, a group of people walked over from the opposite street.
They had been waiting nearby but dared not approach due to Chen Shu's presence.
"Who are you?"
Chen Shu's brow furrowed as he scanned the four people before him. They were all Silver-ranked in strength, but their faces were unfamiliar, indicating no prior acquaintance.
"Qingxue wanted to hunt fierce beasts, so she recently joined our Beast Taming team."
A young man stepped forward, his face filled with guilt, and said:
"Brother Bandit, I'm sorry. The situation was truly special at the time, none of us anticipated it..."
"Stop with the nonsense. Tell me exactly what happened!"
Chen Shu's gaze was calm as he spoke, "If there's even half a lie..."
Instantly, a sky-piercing killing intent permeated the air, and the surrounding atmosphere seemed to freeze.
The expressions of the four changed drastically, as if they saw an endless sea of blood, upon which floated countless shattered beast corpses. The pungent smell of blood was so overwhelming it nearly suffocated them!
Just how many fierce beasts had they killed?!
Their minds were shaken, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably. They had never encountered such a terrifying person; even their elders at home were far from it.
The next second, all the suffocating sensation vanished as if it had never occurred.
The leader took a deep breath, seemingly trying to dispel the lingering fear in his heart, and then began to recount the events.
After a while, Chen Shu's expression remained calm, a pensive look on his face.
The group was a relatively well-known beast-taming team in the country, ranking in the upper-middle tier. During a hunting operation, they had even slain two Iron-ranked Monarchs.
For Qingxue, who had just advanced to Silver rank, it was indeed a very suitable team, and she had naturally joined them.
Now that a new hunting operation was underway, the group didn't hesitate and headed directly to an异空间 (yi kong jian) abroad.
However, due to a lack of intelligence, they were unaware of the Monarch's true strength.
The encountered Iron-ranked Monarch feigned weakness, luring the beast-taming team into a desperate pursuit.
Ultimately, both sides arrived near the Forbidden Mist.
At the critical moment, the Monarch unleashed its true power, directly throwing the team leader's sister into the Forbidden Mist.
Seeing this, Wang Qingxue didn't hesitate and entered the Forbidden Mist to save her, resulting in both of them not coming out and becoming trapped within.
The remaining members, understanding the terrifying nature of the Forbidden Mist, could only return to seek reinforcements.
However, they had already approached many powerful individuals, all of whom lamented that it was a hopeless situation.
After all, even King-ranked beast tamers had perished within it, so who would dare to venture deep into the Forbidden Mist to rescue them...
However, many had offered a suggestion: the only people in the country capable of rescuing someone from the Forbidden Mist were likely Grandpa and Chen Shu...
But given their status, they couldn't even get an audience with Grandpa, so they could only have Wang Qinghan seek out Chen Shu.
"Brother Bandit, it's all my fault..."
The team leader said, "It was my sister who was thrown into the Forbidden Mist that implicated Qingxue."
"Qingxue just joined your beast-taming team, she wasn't that familiar with you all, was she? Why was she in such a hurry to save your sister?"
Chen Shu's brow furrowed, his mind racing.
It wasn't that he doubted Qingxue's kindness, but it seemed too impulsive, didn't it?
"No, they knew each other long ago. They were in the same training camp."
The team leader quickly explained, "It was also through my sister's introduction that Qingxue joined our beast-taming team."
"Is that so..."
Chen Shu cast a deep look at the four individuals and said, "Take me to the location of the Forbidden Mist where Qingxue got lost!"